Friends of the International Center : Call for Nominations

The Friends of the International Center has made a number of small study abroad scholarships available to graduate and medical students. Departments are allowed to nominate three candidates, so talk to your departments today. Here's the full information:

Scholarships will be given to graduate students planning to study abroad and to foreign graduate students in residence at UCSD during 2007-08. The awards will vary from $1,000 to a maximum of $2,000 - depending upon the number of nominees selected. The selection of students for the scholarships will be made by the Friends Scholarship Committee.

You may nominate a maximum of three (3) outstanding graduate or medical students from your department/program for the graduate study abroad award and/or the foreign student award.

Eligibility is restricted to students who:

1. have a distinguished academic record;
2. are willing to contribute in some way to furthering friendship, understanding, and cooperation among peoples of diverse countries through programs at the International Center;
3. have completed one year of full-time graduate study for the Ph.D., M.F.A., M.P.I.A., M.D. or D.M.A. at UCSD;
4. will be registered for a full-time program of study and research in 2007-08 or, in the case of foreign student nominees, will be on campus at UCSD in 2007-08.

To make nominations, please submit the following information for each student:

1. Letter from the department chair or graduate advisor containing:

• An evaluation of the nominee's graduate performance to date and potential for future contributions to research in the student's discipline or artistic activity.
• Other support the student is receiving and the student's financial need, if any.
• Contribution the student has made, if any, to furthering friendship, understanding, and cooperation among peoples of diverse countries.
• Departmental ranking, if more than one student is nominated for either award.

2. Statement from the nominee which describes his or her qualifications for the award, graduate study and career plans, financial need, and contributions to international friendship and understanding. The student statement should be no more than two (2) pages.
3. Student's vitae.
4. Student's current transcript.
5. Student's current e-mail and mailing address.

Please submit nominations to Kathryn Murphy no later than Friday, April 20, 2007.